The Senior Employment & Job Assistance program
helps adults age 55 and older find jobs. A special effort is made to train
job seekers for jobs that directly benefit other older people.
- Employment & Job Training
- Employment Resource Program 1.800.447.4221
- Illinois Employment Security website
has a tool which automatically selects and matches the best qualified job
seekers with the most suitable employers.
- Senior Employment Assistance
- Website for Social
Security & Older Workers with Disabilities
- Check our Resource Guide on Aging to find
agencies, by county, which provide other services.
Staff
of the Egyptian AAA respond to requests from older persons for
information and make referrals including employment assistance,
job training, job listing, and develop volunteer opportunities for older adults especially with
agencies which serve younger generations.
For retirees, there are a host of activities with which to
become involved. Returning to the job market in a part-time position may require
some job retraining but retirees have proven to better motivated and more
conscientious workers due to a lifetime of working experience. These are
positive traits which most employers seek in their workforce.
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